2023 City Nature Challenge: St. John’s
Boreal Chickadee, looking plump and fluffy in the cold weather. The 2023 City Nature Challenge is a citizen science initiative where cities worldwide compete to document their cities' biodiversity through…
#TBT The Osprey – Ask a natural history question: Why slugs?
The Osprey, vol. 42, no. 03 (Summer 2011) By: Barry J. Hicks Q: Slugs are the bane of vegetable gardeners everywhere (especially this rainy spring and summer!), but do they…
#TBT The Osprey – Nature Sketches: Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui)
The Osprey, vol. 35, no. 02 (May 2004) By: A. Glen Ryan Painted Lady Butterfly by A. Glen Ryan The Painted Lady is likely the most widespread butterfly in the…
Molly Morrissey Receives 2021 Leslie Tuck Avian Ecology Award
The recipient of Memorial University's Leslie Tuck Avian Ecology Award, an endowed scholarship started by friends of the Natural History Society (now Nature NL) has their winning essay published by…
We’re hiring an Executive Director!
Our all-volunteer Board of Directors is excited to be hiring for one part time Executive Director position. The position will run this summer and fall. There is a possibility of…
The Snow Bunting Project – Labrador
Snow buntings taking flight. (Photo: V. Buckle) By Cheryl Davis, with Megan Boucher Cheryl Davis (Dartmouth, NS) got excited about the snow buntings she saw while living in western Labrador.…
Armchair Hiking – Gros Morne Mountain
Gros Morne Mountain looms large with its vast, steep, rocky slopes and expose summit. The top of the mountain feels far away as you start walking on the trail, winding…
#TrailTrekNL
You work your way up a beaten path laden with blueberry bushes and lichen. Your breathing mirrors the ebb and flow of the distant ocean as you faintly hear the…
A Tour of Successful Local Protected Areas
At our August talk we went on a tour of some successful local protected areas to highlight some of big benefits they can bring to the surrounding areas. We toured…
Attu east: what makes us unique in the ABA?
By Lancy Cheng and Megan Boucher The post Attu East: what makes us unique in the ABA? has been shared by naturalist Lancy Cheng who leads events with Nature NL…
